Burundi vs Malawi: Telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers
Telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers over time
- Burundi
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 268.19 per 1,000 people against 226.77 per 1,000 people in Burundi, a difference of 41.42 per 1,000 people.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.2 times Burundi's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Malawi has been ahead every year.
Burundi ranks 50th and Malawi ranks 47th of 53 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4357 per 1,000 people | 0.9812 per 1,000 people | 0.5455 per 1,000 people | Malawi |
| 1970s | 0.6659 per 1,000 people | 1.57 per 1,000 people | 0.9027 per 1,000 people | Malawi |
| 1980s | 0.9882 per 1,000 people | 2.66 per 1,000 people | 1.67 per 1,000 people | Malawi |
| 1990s | 2.51 per 1,000 people | 3.78 per 1,000 people | 1.27 per 1,000 people | Malawi |
| 2000s | 33.16 per 1,000 people | 55.83 per 1,000 people | 22.66 per 1,000 people | Malawi |
| 2010s | 215.56 per 1,000 people | 243.8 per 1,000 people | 28.25 per 1,000 people | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers, Burundi or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 268.19 per 1,000 people against 226.77 per 1,000 people in Burundi as of 2011.
- What is the difference in telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers between Burundi and Malawi?
- 41.42 per 1,000 people, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Malawi?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2011.
- How do Burundi and Malawi rank globally for telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers?
- Burundi ranks 50th and Malawi ranks 47th of 53 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates, published as Telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers (per 1,000 people). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Please cite the International Telecommunication Union for third-party use of these data. Fixed lines are telephone mainlines connecting a customer's equipment to the public switched telephone network. Mobile phone subscribers refer to users of portable telephones subscribing to an automatic public mobile telephone service using cellular technology that provides access to the public switched telephone network.